Why Medellin's transport system is among the city's highlights

The gondola-style cable car soaring high above the favelas (slums) is widely credited for reducing crime and violence while having a positive impact on inequality. Eight years ago, it was named one of the world’s top transport systems but, for tourists, it also offers a spectacular photographic tour of the city while offering an insight into the inequities on the outskirts. And for not much more than $1.